"If ye would go up high, then..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
If ye would go up high, then use your own legs! Do not get yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads!
More by Friedrich Nietzsche
“One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive.”
“There will be but few people who, when at a loss for topics of conversation, will not reveal the more secret affairs of their friends.”
“Probability but no truth, facility but no freedom--it is owing to these two fruits that the tree of knowledge cannot be confused with the tree of life.”
More on Self Reliance
“In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.”
“A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.”
“Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.”
More on Independence
“An India free from exploitation from within and without must prosper with astonishing rapidity.”
“I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.”
“To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is the fulfillment of the constructive programme.”